A Flea in Her Ear (Mortimer, trans.)

A Flea in Her Ear (Mortimer, trans.)

John Mortimer, Georges Feydeau

A Flea in Her Ear (Mortimer, trans.)

A Flea in Her Ear (Mortimer, trans.)

John Mortimer, Georges Feydeau

Overview

Raymonde suspects her husband, Victor Emmanuel, of infidelity and she turns to her best friend, Lucienne, to help her gain proof. They concoct a play-based on a perfumed letter-to trap him at the Hotel Coq d'Or in Montretout. In true Feydeau fashion the plan misfires; the plot is complicated by confused identities, revolving beds, a great many doors and the fact that the stupid hotel porter, Poche, is the exact double of Victor Emmanuel. Period: the early 1900s.

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  • Genre: Farce

Authors

Author

John Mortimer

Georges Feydeau

Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) was born in France to a well-known Parisian writer. He was influenced from a young age by prominent farcical authors such as Eugène Labiche and Henri Meilhac. His first significant international success, The Lady from Maxim's (La Dame de chez Maxim ...
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